Dallas Cowboys Blog

The New England Patriots signed former Cowboys receiver Andre Holmes to their practice squad Tuesday. Holmes played in seven games for Dallas in 2012, making two catches for 11 yards. He was cut in November before the Cowboys added him to the practice squad three days later.

Last February, Holmes had been identified by Cowboys owner Jerry Jones as a potential candidate to fill the No. 3 receiver position that would eventually be vacated by Laurent Robinson in March. Yet Holmes, a lanky 6-4 receiver who played at Division II Hillsdale College, never developed into a consistent player and was stigmatized after failing a conditioning test at the outset of training camp in July.

He later tumbled down the depth chart and remained stuck at the bottom of the roster until he was released and re-assigned to the practice squad.